Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

World Blitz · 2007 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 20
Date 2007.11.22
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

N7/8/5n2/b4k1p/7P/6K1/8/8 w - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Ne5 Bd6
  7. 7.f4 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 c5
  9. 9.O-O cxd4
  10. 10.exd4 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 Nb6
  12. 12.Bb3 Bd7
  13. 13.Qf3 Rc8
  14. 14.f5 exf5
  15. 15.Nxd7 Qxd7
  16. 16.Qxf5 Bb4
  17. 17.Qxd7 Nbxd7
  18. 18.Ne2 Nb6
  19. 19.Ng3 Nfd5
  20. 20.a3 Be7
  21. 21.Ne4 Rfd8
  22. 22.Bd2 Nc4
  23. 23.Rac1 Nxd2
  24. 24.Rxc8 Nxb3
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  26. 26.Rf5 Nc7
  27. 27.d5 Nd4
  28. 28.Rf1 Nxd5
  29. 29.Rd1 Bb6
  30. 30.Kh1 Ne3
  31. 31.Rc1 h6
  32. 32.Nd6 Ng4
  33. 33.g3 f5
  34. 34.Nxb7 g5
  35. 35.b4 Kf7
  36. 36.a4 Ne6
  37. 37.a5 Be3
  38. 38.Nd6+ Kf6
  39. 39.Rc6 f4
  40. 40.gxf4 gxf4
  41. 41.Nb5 Ke5
  42. 42.h3 Nf2+
  43. 43.Kg2 Ne4
  44. 44.h4 Nd2
  45. 45.Rc1 f3+
  46. 46.Kg3 Ne4+
  47. 47.Kxf3 Bxc1
  48. 48.Nxa7 Nd4+
  49. 49.Kg4 Nf6+
  50. 50.Kh3 Bd2
  51. 51.a6 Bxb4
  52. 52.Nc8 Ne6
  53. 53.a7 Nc7
  54. 54.Nb6 Kf5
  55. 55.a8=Q Nxa8
  56. 56.Nxa8 Ba5
  57. 57.Kg3 h5

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